The Geoinformatics Center of the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) has prepared change detection maps to help disaster rescue and relief operations following the Lombok earthquake in Indonesia. A Disaster Charter was activated on 6 August 2018 after the second earthquake of 6.9 earthquake struck the Indonesian island of Lombok.

AIT student Hayat Ullah has been awarded the 2017 International Plant Nutrition Institute (IPNI) Scholar Award. Hayat Ullah received the award certificate from Dr.Thomas Oberthür, Director, IPNI (Southeast Asia Program) at a function organized at AIT on 9 August 2018.

Conferring the award, Dr. Thomas Oberthür complimented Hayat Ullah stating that the award is competitive as the submissions undergo a rigorous review and selection process.

The Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) is the gateway for students to become global citizens. While in the past, the Institute was an agency for regional development, today it has emerged as a platform for global cooperation. These were the welcome remarks of AIT President Prof.

The first batch of three Kurita scholars, Ms. Oum Somaly, Mr. Raksmey Ang, and Nandana Hewawasage Sajith Madhawa Premarathna returned to AIT after their week-long internship with Kurita in Japan. This ia a part of the Kurita Water and Environment Foundation (KWEF) scholarship program, where KWEF has granted three full scholarships to students to pursue a Master’s degree program at AIT.

While Madhawa, who is from Sri Lanka, studies in Environmental Engineering and Management (EEM), Oum from Cambodia is pursuing her Master’s in Natural Resources Management.

The Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) hosted  the International Association for the Study of the Commons (IASC) Asian Region meeting from 13-16 July 2018, where leading academics and practitioners deliberated on issues related to governance of key natural resources.

Twenty-seven students from 13 countries joined the third edition of the AIT-Tiger Leong International Innovation and Leadership Camp which began on 16 July 2018 at the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT). With over a hundred applicants, participation in the camp has become increasingly competitive, with only one in four applicants emerging successful.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives of the Royal Thai Government has announced the launch of a new scholarship program for its employees to pursue Master’s and Doctoral programs at the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT). Fifty employees (25 each for Master’s and Doctoral students) will be granted scholarships over the next five years (2018-2022).

The official announcement was made following the meeting of the Thai cabinet on 3 July 2018. Col.

The Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) has partnered with Druk Green Power Corporation (DGPC), Bhutan to offer postgraduate degree programs, and conduct training and capacity building courses for DGPC professionals.

A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed by AIT and DGPC on 25 June 2018, aimed at both long-term and short-term customized professional development courses,  including postgraduate certificate, master’s, and professional master’s degree programs for engineers and management staff.

A new publication titled “Climate Change and Cities: Second Assessment Report of the Urban Climate Change Research Network,” co-edited by Dr. Shobhakar Dhakal of AIT has been released.

Dealing with  Environmental Policy, Economics and Law, Climatology and Climate Change,Earth and Environmental Sciences, the volume  has been published by Cambridge University Press.

Food waste can now be recycled to power your light bulb. Not just one bulb, but one thousand 15W LED light bulbs for 12 hours. That is — if you adopt the anaerobic digester technology perfected at the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT).

“Food waste accounts for nearly half of the municipal solid waste in Thailand,” reveals Prof.